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56 nationalities.

In fact , China is a multinational country,it has 56 nationalities.According to the fifth national census in 2000, 18 ethnic minorities have a population of over one million, namely the Zhuang, Manchu, Hui, Miao, Uygur, Yi, Tujia, Mongolian, Tibetan, Bouyei, Dong, Yao, Korean, Bai, Hani, Li, Kazak and Dai. Of these the Zhuang ethnic group has the biggest population, numbering 16.179 million. There are 17 ethnic groups with a population of between 100,000 and one million, namely the She, Lisu, Gelao, Lahu, Dongxiang, Va, Sui, Naxi, Qiang, Tu, Xibe, Mulam, Kirgiz, Daur, Jingpo, Salar and Maonan. There are 20 ethnic groups with a population of between 10,000 and 100,000, namely, Blang, Tajik, Primi, Achang, Nu, Ewenki, Gin, Jino, Deang, Ozbek, Russian, Bonan, Monba, Oroqen, Derung, Tatar, Hezhen, Gaoshan and Lhoba. The Lhoba ethnic group, at 2,965, has the smallest population.

China has 5 autonomous regions and 32 autonomous prefectures.

Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region(广西壮族自治区)

Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region(宁夏回族自治区)

Tibet Autonomous Region(西藏自治区)

Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region(内蒙古自治区)

Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region(新疆维吾尔自治区)

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